US Plant Patent PP16245

2001

Hydrangea plant named ‘2001’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 19, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 10, 2025. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16245
Filed: March 10, 2005
Granted: February 7, 2006
Expires: March 19, 2025
Assignee: HBA
Inventor: ARTS NIELS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘2001’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounded plant habit; strong stems; durable leaves; large inflorescences; and inflorescences with blue-colored flowers.

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1. A new an distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘2001’, as illustrated and described.

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